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Latest revision as of 17:45, 27 July 2018

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]

Health Calendar

**Important Health Days**
Date	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
	National Glaucoma Awareness Month Thyroid Awareness Month Cervical Health Awareness Month National Birth Defects Prevention Month	American Heart Month Reproductive Health Awareness Month Environmental Health Awareness Month National Cancer Prevention Month AMD*/Low Vision Awareness Month	TB* Awareness Month DVT awareness month Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month National Colon/Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month National Endometriosis Awareness Month National Kidney Month Trisomy Awareness Month Hemophilia Awareness Month	Health Awareness Month IBS* Awareness Month National Autism Awareness Month Oral Cancer Awareness Month STI Awareness Month Stress Awareness Month	Int. MS Month Burns Awareness Month Arthritis Awareness Month Hepatitis Awareness Month National Stroke Awareness Month Huntington's Disease Awareness Month Lupus Awareness Month National High Blood Pressure Education Month National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Month (Also December)	"Check June 22nd box" Men's Health Month World Blood Donor Month Myasthenia Gravis Month Alzheimer's Awareness Month Cataract Awareness Month National Aphasia Awareness Month National Congenital CMV Awareness Month National Scleroderma Awareness Month Migraine and Headache Awareness Month Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (Australia)	Mental Illness Awareness Month Int. Group B Strep Awareness Month	BMSC Donation & Leukemia Awareness Month (August 15-OCtober 15) Organ Donor Month Women's Health Month Children's Health Month National Breastfeeding Month National Immunization Awareness Month	World Alzheimer's Month Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Int. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month National ITP* Awareness Month Head Lice Prevention Month National Sickle Cell Month Sepsis Awareness Month WorldAlzheimer's Month Migraine Awareness Week (varies)	ADHD Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mental Health Awareness Month Nation Down Syndrome Month SIDS* Month National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month National Spina Bifida Awareness Month Defibrillator Awareness Month (Australia) Polio Awareness Month (Australia) Lupus Awareness Month (Australia)	American Diabetes Month Bladder Health Month COPD Awareness Month Diabetic Eye Disease Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Alzheimer's Awareness Month Stomach Cancer Awareness Month National Epilepsy Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Prematurity Awareness Month ALPHA-1 Awareness Month (Australia) Lung Health Awareness Month (Australia)	Int. AIDS Awareness Month Skin Cancer Awareness Month (Dec 1 to January 31)
1.			Aplastic Anemia and MDS Week (1-6)					World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)	National Asthma Awareness Week (Australia 1-7)			World AIDS* Day
2.				World Autism Awareness Day World Allergy Week (2-8 April)	World Asthma Day						Malaria Week (South Africa 2-6)
3.			World Hearing Day			World Heart Rhythm Week (3-9)	Sleep Awarness Week (Australia 3-9)		Cardiomyopathy Awareness Week (Australia 3-10)
4.		World Cancer Day							Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week (4-10) Women's Health Week (Australia 4-8)			National Influenza Vaccination Week (4-11)
5.					Ankylosing Spondylitis Day
6.					Burns Awareness Week (6-12)			Polio Awareness Week Dental Health Week (Australia 6-12)	National Health and Physical education Day (Australia)	World Cerebral Palsy Day National Depression Screening Day	National Malaria Day (South Africa)
7.		Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (7-14)		World Health Day	Pneumonia Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)			Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)
8.		Pregnancy Awareness Week (8-14)			National Amyloidosis Day World Red Cross Day World Thalasemia Day	World Brain Tumor Day				Haemophilia Awareness Week (Australia 8-14)
9.			World Kidney Day						Int. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
10.		STI's Week (10-16 for 2017)			World Lupus Day				Int. Gynecological Health Day Suicide Prevention Week (10-16)	World Mental Health Day	World NET* Cancer Day
11.									National Headache and Migraine week (Australia 11-17)
12.		National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (12-18)	World Glaucoma Week (12-18)		International ME/CFS* and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes Day National Neuropathy Awareness Week (12-16)					World Arthritis Day World Sight Day (12 or 13)	World Pneumonia Day
13.		Int. Epilepsy Day			CdLS* Day	Int. Albinism Awareness Day			National Celiac Disease Awareness Day	World thrombosis day Metastatic Breast Cancer Day
14.					National Alcohol and other Drug-related Birth Defect Week (14-20)	World Blood Donor Day			*ADHD Day (Africa)**		World Diabetes Day
15.		International Childhood Cancer Day World Cholangiocarcinoma Day								Int. Infection Prevention Week (15-21)	World COPD Day
16.			Measles Immunization Day		Hae* Day					World Spine Day	World Pancreatic Cancer Day
17.				World Hemophilia Day	World Hypertension Day					World Trauma Day
18.					World AIDS Vaccine Day	World Sickle Cell Day (18 or 19)			Malnutrition Awareness Week (18-22)
19.	World Leprosy Day			World Liver Day					World Retina Week		National Skin Cancer Week (Australia 19-25)
20.			World Head Injury Awareness Day		World Autoimmune/ Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day					World Osteoporosis Day Int. Down Syndrome Day	GERD* Awareness Week (20-26)
21.			World Down Syndrome Day		Macular Degenration Awareness Week (Australia 21-27)				World Alzheimer's Day
22.		National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day	Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day	World Primary Immunodeficiency Week (22-29) National Infant Immunization Week (Varies-End of April)		ADA 78th Scientific Sessions - American Diabetes Association (22-26 June 2018) "Dr. Gibson has asked to remind him before the Session"				Int. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (22-28 Varies) Respiratory Care Week
23.
24.			World Tuberculosis Day	World Meningitis Day World Immunization Week (24-30)						World Polio Day
25.				World Malaria Day
26.					Heat Safety Awareness Day				World Retina Day World Contraception Day World Environmental Health Day
27.						National HIV Testing Day			National Women's Health Day
28.			American Diabetes Association Alert Day (every 4th Tuesday in March)				World Hepatitis Day		World Rabies Day	World Stroke Week (10-28 to 11-03)
29.									World Heart Day	World Stroke Day World Psoriasis Day
30.	World Leprosy Eradication Day
31.					World No Tobacco Day

Abbreviations:

*ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

*AMD: Age related macular degeneration

*AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

*CdLS: Cornelia de Lange syndrome

*GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease

*Hae: Heriditary angioedema

*Int: International

*IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome

*ITP: Immune thrombocytopenia

*ME/CSF: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome

*MS: Multiple sclerosis

*MDS: Myelodysplastic syndrome

*NET: Neuroendocrine tumor

*SIDS: Sudden infant death syndrome

*STI: Sexually transmitted infections

*TB: Tuberculosis

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-! style="width: 200px; background: #4479BA; text-align: center;"| {{fontcolor|#FFF|November}}
+! style="width: 200px; background: #4479BA; text-align: center;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|November}}
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-* National Glaucoma Awareness Month
+* National [[Glaucoma]] Awareness Month
-* Thyroid Awareness Month
+* [[Thyroid]] Awareness Month
+* [[Cervical]] Health Awareness Month
+* National [[Birth defects|Birth Defects]] Prevention Month
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 * American Heart Month
 * Reproductive Health Awareness Month
 * Environmental Health Awareness Month
+* National [[Cancer]] Prevention Month
+* AMD*/Low [[Vision]] Awareness Month
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-* TB* Awareness Month
+* [[TB]]* Awareness Month
-* Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
+* DVT awareness month
-* National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
+* [[Bleeding disorders|Bleeding Disorders]] Awareness Month
-* National Endometriosis Awareness Month
+* National Colon/[[Colorectal cancer|Colorectal Cancer]] Awareness Month
-* National Kidney Month
+* National [[Endometriosis]] Awareness Month
-* Trisomy Awareness Month
+* National [[Kidney]] Month
+* [[Trisomy]] Awareness Month
+* [[Hemophilia]] Awareness Month
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 * Health Awareness Month
-* IBS* Awareness Month
+* [[IBS]]* Awareness Month
-* National Autism Awareness Month
+* National [[Autism]] Awareness Month
 * Oral Cancer Awareness Month
-* STI Awareness Month
+* [[STI]] Awareness Month
+* Stress Awareness Month
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-* Int. MS Month
+* Int. [[MS]] Month
-* Burns Awareness Month
+* [[Burns]] Awareness Month
-* Arthritis Awareness Month
+* [[Arthritis]] Awareness Month
-* Hepatitis Awareness Month
+* [[Hepatitis]] Awareness Month
-* National Stroke Awareness Month
+* National [[Stroke]] Awareness Month
+* [[Huntington's disease|Huntington's Disease]] Awareness Month
+* [[Lupus]] Awareness Month
+* National [[High blood pressure|High Blood Pressure]] Education Month
+* National [[Melanoma]]/Skin Cancer Month (Also December)
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+* '''''"Check June 22nd box"'''''
 * Men's Health Month
-* World Blood Donor Month
+* World [[Blood]] Donor Month
-* Myasthenia Gravis Month
+* [[Myasthenia gravis|Myasthenia Gravis]] Month
-* Alzheimer's Awareness Month
+* [[Alzheimer's]] Awareness Month
-* Cataract Awareness Month
+* [[Cataract]] Awareness Month
-* National Aphasia Awareness Month
+* National [[Aphasia]] Awareness Month
-* National Congenital CMV Awareness Month
+* National [[Congenital CMV]] Awareness Month
-* National Scleroderma Awareness Month
+* National [[Scleroderma]] Awareness Month
-* '''Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+* [[Migraine]] and [[Headache]] Awareness Month
+* '''[[Bowel Cancer]] Awareness Month (Australia)'''
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 * Mental Illness Awareness Month
-* Int. Group B Strep Awareness Month
+* Int. [[Group B Strep]] Awareness Month
-* Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
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-* BMSC Donation & Leukemia Awareness  Month (August 15-OCtober 15)
+* BMSC Donation & [[Leukemia]] Awareness  Month (August 15-OCtober 15)
 * Organ Donor Month
 * Women's Health Month
 * Children's Health Month
-* Gastroparesis Awareness Month
+* National [[Breastfeeding]] Month
-* National Immunization Awareness Month
+* National [[Immunization]] Awareness Month
-* Psoriasis Awareness Month
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-* World Alzheimer's Month
+* World [[Alzheimer's]] Month
-* Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
+* [[Cervical cancer|Cervical Cancer]] Awareness Month
-* Int. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
+* Int. Childhood [[Cancer]] Awareness Month
-* Int. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
+* [[Prostate cancer|Prostate Cancer]] Awareness Month
-* Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month
+* [[Ovarian cancer|Ovarian Cancer]] Awareness Month
-* Migraine Awareness Week (varies)
+* [[Muscular dystrophy|Muscular Dystrophy]] Awareness Month
-* National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
+* National [[ITP]]* Awareness Month
+* [[Head lice|Head Lice]] Prevention Month
+* National [[Sickle cell anemia|Sickle Cell]] Month
+* [[Sepsis]] Awareness Month
+* World[[ Alzheimer's]] Month
+* [[Migraine]] Awareness Week (varies)
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-* ADHD Awareness Month
+* [[ADHD]] Awareness Month
-* Breast Cancer Awareness  Month
+* [[Breast cancer|Breast Cancer]] Awareness  Month
 * Mental Health Awareness Month
-* '''Defibrillator Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+* Nation [[Down syndrome|Down Syndrome]] Month
-* '''Polio Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+* [[SIDS]]* Month
-* '''Lupus Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+* National [[Depression]] and Mental Health Screening Month
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+* National [[Spina bifida|Spina Bifida]] Awareness Month
-* '''ALPHA-1 Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+* '''[[Defibrillator]] Awareness Month (Australia)'''
-* '''Lung Health Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+* '''[[Polio]] Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+* '''[[Lupus]] Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
+* American [[Diabetes]] Month
+* [[Bladder]] Health Month
+* [[COPD]] Awareness Month
+* [[Diabetic]] Eye Disease Month
+* [[Lung cancer|Lung Cancer]] Awareness Month
+* National [[Alzheimer's]] Awareness Month
+* Stomach [[Cancer]] Awareness Month
+* National [[Epilepsy]] Awareness Month
+* [[Pancreatic cancer|Pancreatic Cancer]] Awareness Month
+* [[Prematurity]] Awareness Month
+* '''[[ALPHA-1]] Awareness Month (Australia)'''
+* '''[[Lung]] Health Awareness Month (Australia)'''
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-* Skin Cancer Awareness Month (Dec 1 to January 31)
+* Int. [[AIDS]] Awareness Month
+* [[Skin cancer|Skin Cancer]] Awareness Month (Dec 1 to January 31)
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+* Aplastic Anemia and MDS Week   (1-6)
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+* World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)
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-* World AIDS* Day
+* World [[AIDS]]* Day
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-* World Autism Awareness Day
+* World [[Autism]] Awareness Day
-* World Allergy Week (2-8 April)
+* World [[Allergy]] Week (2-8 April)
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-* World Asthma Day
+* World [[Asthma]] Day
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-* '''Malaria Week (South Africa 2-6)'''
+* '''[[Malaria]] Week (South Africa 2-6)'''
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-* World Hearing Day
+* World [[Hearing]] Day
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-* World Heart Rhythm Week (3-9)
+* World [[Heart rhythm|Heart Rhythm]] Week (3-9)
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-* '''Sleep Awarness Week (Australia 3-9)'''
+* '''[[Sleep]] Awarness Week (Australia 3-9)'''
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-* '''Cardiomyopathy Awareness Week (Australia 3-10)'''
+* '''[[Cardiomyopathy]] Awareness Week (Australia 3-10)'''
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-* World Cancer Day
+* World [[Cancer]] Day
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-* Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week (4-10)
+* Idiopathic [[Hypersomnia]] Awareness Week (4-10)
 * '''Women's Health Week (Australia 4-8)'''
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+* National [[Influenza]] Vaccination Week (4-11)
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+* [[Ankylosing spondylitis|Ankylosing Spondylitis]] Day
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-* Burns Awareness Week (6-12)
+* [[Burns]] Awareness Week (6-12)
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-* Polio Awareness Week
+* [[Polio]] Awareness Week
-* '''Dental Health Week (Australia 6-12)'''
+* '''[[Dental]] Health Week (Australia 6-12)'''
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 * '''National Health and Physical education Day (Australia)'''
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-* World Cerebra Palsy Day
+* World [[Cerebral palsy|Cerebral Palsy]] Day
+* National [[Depression]] Screening Day
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-* '''National Malaria Day (South Africa)'''
+* '''National [[Malaria]] Day (South Africa)'''
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 * World Health Day
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-* '''Pneumonia Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)'''
+* '''[[Pneumonia]] Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)'''
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-* '''Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)'''
+* '''[[Haemochromatosis]] Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)'''
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-* Pregnancy Awareness Week (8-14)
+* [[Pregnancy]] Awareness Week (8-14)
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-* National Amyloidosis Day
+* National [[Amyloidosis]] Day
 * World Red Cross Day
+* World [[Thalasemia]] Day
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-* World Brain Tumor Day
+* World [[Brain tumor|Brain Tumor]] Day
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-* '''Haemophilia Awareness Week (australia 8-14)'''
+* '''[[Haemophilia]] Awareness Week (Australia 8-14)'''
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-* World Kidney Day
+* World [[Kidney]] Day
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-* Int. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
+* Int. [[Fetal alcohol syndrome|Fetal Alcohol Syndrome]] Day
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-* STI's Week (10-16 for 2017)
+* [[STI]]'s Week (10-16 for 2017)
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-* World Lupus Day
+* World [[Lupus]] Day
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-* Int. Gynecological Health Day
+* Int. [[Gynecological]] Health Day
+* [[Suicide]] Prevention Week (10-16)
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 * World Mental Health Day
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-* World NET* Cancer Day
+* World [[NET]]* Cancer Day
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-* National Headache and Migraine week (Australia 11-17)
+* National [[Headache]] and [[Migraine]] week (Australia 11-17)
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+* National [[Cardiac]] Rehabilitation Week (12-18)
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-* World Glaucoma Week (12-18)
+* World [[Glaucoma]] Week (12-18)
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-* International ME/CSF* and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes  Day
+* International [[Myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]]/[[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]]* and [[Immune dysfunction|Immune Dysfunction]] Syndromes  Day
 * National Neuropathy Awareness Week (12-16)
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-* World Arthritis Day
+* World [[Arthritis]] Day
-* World Sight Day (12 or 13)
+* World [[Sight]] Day (12 or 13)
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-* World Pneumonia Day
+* World [[Pneumonia]] Day
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 |-
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-* Int. Epilepsy Day
+* Int. [[Epilepsy]] Day
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 * CdLS* Day
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-* Int. Albinism Awareness Day
+* Int. [[Albinism]] Awareness Day
 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
+* National [[Celiac disease|Celiac Disease]] Awareness Day
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
+* World thrombosis day
+* Metastatic [[Breast cancer|Breast Cancer]] Day
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@@ Line 339: / Line 386: @@
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-* National Alcohol and other Drug-related Birth Defect Week (14-20)
+* National [[Alcohol]] and other Drug-related Birth Defect Week (14-20)
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
-* World Blood Donor Day
+* World [[Blood]] Donor Day
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 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
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-* '''ADHD* Day (Africa)'''
+* '''[[ADHD]]* Day (Africa)'''
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-* World Diabetes Day
+* World [[Diabetes]] Day
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 |-
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-* International Childhood cancer Day
+* International Childhood Cancer Day
-* World Cholangiocarcinoma Day
+* World [[Cholangiocarcinoma]] Day
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@@ Line 365: / Line 412: @@
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+* Int. [[Infection]] Prevention Week (15-21)
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-* World COPD Day
+* World [[COPD]] Day
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 |-
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 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
+* [[Measles]] Immunization Day
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 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
-* World Spine Day
+* World [[Spine]] Day
 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
-* World Pancreatic Cancer Day
+* World [[Pancreatic cancer|Pancreatic Cancer]] Day
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
 |-
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 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
-* World Hemophilia Day
+* World [[Hemophilia]] Day
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-* World Hypertension Day
+* World [[Hypertension]] Day
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-* World Trauma Day
+* World [[Trauma]] Day
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 |-
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 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
-* World AIDS Vaccine Day
+* World [[AIDS]] Vaccine Day
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
-* World Sickle Cell Day (18 or 19)
+* World [[Sickle cell anemia|Sickle Cell]] Day (18 or 19)
 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
+* [[Malnutrition]] Awareness Week (18-22)
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-* World Leprosy Day
+* World [[Leprosy]] Day
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
+* World [[Liver]] Day
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-* World Retina Week
+* World [[Retina]] Week
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
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-* '''National Skin Cancer Week (Australia 19-25)'''
+* '''National [[Skin cancer|Skin Cancer]] Week (Australia 19-25)'''
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 |-
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-* World Autoimmune/ Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day
+* World [[Autoimmune arthritis|Autoimmune]]/ Autoinflammatory [[Arthritis]] Day
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-* World Osteoporosis Day
+* World [[Osteoporosis]] Day
-* Int. Down Syndrome Day
+* Int. [[Down syndrome|Down Syndrome]] Day
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+* [[GERD]]* Awareness Week (20-26)
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 |-
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-* World Down Syndrome Day
+* World [[Down syndrome|Down Syndrome]] Day
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
-* '''Macular Degenration Awareness Week (Australia 21-27)'''
+* '''[[Macular degeneration|Macular Degenration]] Awareness Week (Australia 21-27)'''
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 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
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-* World Alzheimer's Day
+* World [[Alzheimer's]] Day
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-* National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
+* National [[Heart valve|Heart Valve]] Disease Awareness Day
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 * Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day
-* American Diabetes Alert Day
 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
-* World Primary Immunodeficiency Week (22-29)
+* World [[Primary immunodeficiency|Primary Immunodeficiency]] Week (22-29)
-* National Infant Immunization Week
+* National Infant [[Immunization]] Week (Varies-End of April)
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+* '''ADA 78th Scientific Sessions - American Diabetes Association'''
+(22-26 June 2018)
+'''''"Dr. Gibson has asked to remind him before the Session"'''''
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-* Int. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (22-28 Varies)
+* Int. [[Lead poisoning|Lead Poisoning]] Prevention Week (22-28 Varies)
+* [[Respiratory]] Care Week
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-* World Tuberculosis Day
+* World [[Tuberculosis]] Day
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 * World Meningitis Day
-* World Immunization Week (24-30)
+* World [[Immunization]] Week (24-30)
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-* World Polio Day
+* World [[Polio]] Day
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-* World Malaria Day
+* World [[Malaria]] Day
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-* World Retina Day
+* World [[Retina]] Day
-* World Contraception Day
+* World [[Contraception]] Day
 * World Environmental Health Day
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@@ Line 575: / Line 631: @@
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-* National HIV Testing Day
+* National [[HIV]] Testing Day
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 | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;" |
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+* National Women's Health Day
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+* American [[Diabetes]] Association Alert Day (every 4th Tuesday in March)
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-* World Hepatitis Day
+* World [[Hepatitis]] Day
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 | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
-* World Rabies Day
+* World [[Rabies]] Day
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-* World Stroke Week (10-28 to 11-03)
+* World [[Stroke]] Week (10-28 to 11-03)
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-* World Heart Day
+* World [[Heart]] Day
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-* World Stroke Day
+* World [[Stroke]] Day
-* World Psoriasis Day
+* World [[Psoriasis]] Day
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@@ Line 621: / Line 680: @@
 |-
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-| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |
+| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | World [[Leprosy]] Eradication Day
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@@ Line 641: / Line 700: @@
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-* World No Tobacco Day
+* World No [[Tobacco]] Day
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 |}
+<small><small>
 ====== Abbreviations: ======
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[ADHD]]: [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]]
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>AMD: [[Age related macular degeneration]]
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[AIDS]]: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>AIDS: Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[CdLS]]: [[Cornelia de Lange syndrome]]
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>CdLS: Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[GERD]]: [[Gastroesophageal reflux disease]]
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>Hae: Heriditary Angioedema
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>Hae: [[Heriditary angioedema]]
 <nowiki>*</nowiki>Int: International
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[IBS]]: [[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[ITP]]: [[Immune thrombocytopenia]]
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>ME/CSF: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/[[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>MS: [[Multiple sclerosis]]
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>ME/CSF: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[MDS]]: [[Myelodysplastic syndrome]]
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>MS; Multiple Sclerosis
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[NET]]: [[Neuroendocrine tumor]]
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>NET: Neuroendocrine Tumor
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[SIDS]]: [[Sudden infant death syndrome]]
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[STI]]: [[Sexually transmitted infections]]
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>TB: Tuberculosis
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[TB]]: [[Tuberculosis]]
+</small></small>

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